When the Cellco's first started running fiber to the antenna years ago,
we were talking to some tower guys who said that the cable they chose
was a "green" cable which had a plant based jacket. The squirrels loved
it. Apparently it wasn't uncommon to be looking into the eyes of an
angry squirrel 180' up a monopole. I'm guessing they just changed
cables, as I don't see any other 'special' things at tower sites these
days.
On 6/4/2019 4:29 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
If squirrels are not deterred by the outer layers of black walnuts,
how bad can this cable taste?
*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2019 1:56 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Squirrels and fiber
Is the fiber armored or just single jacket?
We have repaired a number of the ADSS cables that the school district
ran that have been chewed by squirrels. So far we have not seen any
damage to the armored cables that we replaced them with.
Commscope makes an ‘alternative jacket’ cable that apparently tastes
bad. Can’t say I have tried it (either installing it or eating it):
https://www.commscope.com/catalog/doc/pdf/7460/Alternate_Jacket_Fiber_Optic_Cable.pdf
Mark
On Jun 4, 2019, at 2:27 PM, Clint Wiley <cl...@hagerstownfiber.com
<mailto:cl...@hagerstownfiber.com>> wrote:
Had our first fiber cut yesterday. Squirrels chewed open our
aerial fiber cable in three places along a grass alley. I think
this section will need some sort of squirrel protection. What are
others doing to protect their fiber in spots like this?
Thanks,
Clint Wiley
Hagerstown Fiber Internet
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